Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
April 14, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1971 at Atlanta Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 8, Atlanta Braves 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 0 0 0
Carbo lf 4 0 0 0
Perez 3b 4 2 1 0
  Duffy ss 0 0 0 0
Bench c 5 3 3 2
Smith 1b 5 1 3 0
McRae cf 5 1 1 2
Helms 2b 4 1 1 1
Woodward ss,3b 3 0 1 1
Cloninger p 3 0 2 1
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 4 0 1 0
Garr lf 4 1 1 0
Aaron rf 4 2 3 3
Cepeda 1b 3 0 0 0
King c 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 2 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Perez ss 3 0 1 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  McQueen p 1 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  Priddy p 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Staehle ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Cincinnati 024 000 0028120
Atlanta 200 100 000382
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  W (1-0) 6.1 6 3 3 1 2
  Carroll  SV (2) 2.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (0-1) 2.0 6 5 2 1 1
  McQueen   5.0 3 1 1 1 3
  Priddy   1.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Barber   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
5
4
4

  E–King (1), Niekro (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 2.  2B–Cincinnati McRae (2,off McQueen).  3B–Atlanta Millan (2,off Carroll).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (4,9th inning off Priddy 1 on, 1 out), Atlanta H Aaron 2 (5,1st inning off Cloninger 1 on, 1 out,4th inning off Cloninger 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Carroll (1,off Priddy); McQueen (1,off Cloninger).  SB–Carbo (1,2nd base off McQueen/King).  CS–Helms (1,2nd base by Priddy/King).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:22.  A–9,266.
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